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Chairman Tom Werner stated he appears ahead to Abreu having 400 at-bats.
Whereas followers proceed to clamor for the Crimson Sox to make a splashy signing or commerce, Boston brass seems steadfast on primarily constructing from inside.
One participant who may benefit from that strategy is outfielder Wilyer Abreu, who confirmed flashes of potential in 28 video games with the Crimson Sox final season. Abreu, a 5-foot-10, 24-year-old prospect from Venezuela, hit .316 with two residence runs, six doubles, and 9 walks.
If Crimson Sox Chairman Tom Werner’s feedback are in any respect clairvoyant, Abreu figures to see a considerably expanded position this 12 months. Werner, talking at Winter Weekend on Friday, made it clear he thinks very extremely of Abreu.
“I’m trying ahead to Wilyer Abreu having 400 at-bats,” Werner advised reporters. “There’s rather a lot to be enthusiastic about. We admit that our pitching wasn’t sturdy final 12 months however I count on enchancment. I count on the people who find themselves on our staff and we have now a younger core — will likely be a step nearer to being glorious.”
Werner isn’t the one one bullish about Abreu’s potential. DraftKings provides him the eighth-best odds (+1500) to win American League Rookie of the Yr. Teammate Ceddanne Rafaela is fifteenth, at +4000.
MLB.com at the moment has Abreu slotted as Boston’s prime middle fielder, becoming a member of Masataka Yoshida in left, newly acquired Tyler O’Neill in proper, and Jarren Duran, Rob Refsnyder, and Rafaela all within the combine as nicely.
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